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Gilded marissa meyer6/27/2023 ![]() ![]() These are really scattered throughout the book, and lead to a lot of big revelations from Serilda as she comes to see that all of her stories and “lies” carry more truth than she thought. Could you give an example of a clue that bridges the gap between fantasy and reality in Gilded? Those little clues left behind in a story that bridged the gap between fantasy and reality.” ( Gilded) Marissa, you express this idea well. “ Sometimes Serilda would spend hours thinking about evidence. Young adult fantasy, subcategory of fairy tale retellings. There were others that were briefly considered, but those were the only ones that had any staying power. I think my first working title was “A Name Forgotten.” After that for a long time I was calling it “A Gilded Curse,” before it eventually got shortened to Gilded. I did consider a few other titles before deciding on Gilded. Did you play with any other titles and, if so, what were they? ![]() Your title Gilded captures the tale you are telling and is, at the same time, perfectly enigmatic and intriguing. ![]() Thank you for speaking to PaperbarkWords, Marissa. ![]() I have written a brief overview of several of Marissa’s books and interviewed her previously about another of her books Instant Karma on the blog. ![]()
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Bad Apple by Kristi Petersen Schoonover6/26/2023 ![]() ![]() Which brings us to StoryBundle!Įvery author in this bundle we have either had on the show, or know personally from our travels. ![]() ![]() (Ooo shiny!)ĭuring our tenure talking to really cool people, we've encountered many new and innovative business models, and one of our greatest missions is supporting and promoting them in any and every way we can. Despite our name, we talk about an array of topics, ranging from hard science fiction, to fantasy, video games, anime and anything else that catches our fancy during the week. On our weekly podcast we, the cast of Sci-Fi Saturday Night, endeavor to bring you the coolest stuff we like. The popular podcast's hosts each chose their favorite authors and we're proud to feature the collection together for the first time anywhere. StoryBundle's proud to present the Sci-Fi Saturday Night Bundle, a collection of 7 titles curated exclusively by Sci-Fi Saturday Night. ![]()
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The Angel of Grozny by Åsne Seierstad6/26/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() a powerful book of heartbreaking yet flamboyant reportage from a forgotten hell. Review Quotes Evening Standard (U.K.) Anyone wanting to understand the Russia of today should read this compelling, shocking book about the forgotten suffering of Chechnya. Now 10 years later, she returns to Chechnya and discovers that though the worlds attention has moved on, the tragedy has continued, killing 10 to 15 per cent of the population and leaving a brutalised society - with a particular toll on its children - in its wake. Book Synopsis The conflict in Chechnya was the first war journalist Asne Seierstad covered. About the Book International bestselling journalist and author Seierstad returns from her most harrowing and dangerous journey yet-this time into the rarely glimpsed, strife-torn region of Chechnya. ![]()
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Little leaders by vashti harrison6/26/2023 ![]() ![]() The link above is awesome, and you definitely need to visit Vashti’s site and check out her books, but here’s a link to a PDF I made that will print two blank coloring pages per page, if you’re interested. ![]() It would be fun to make a small booklet of these using A-Z of famous people or family members. These would be great for biography projects, self-portraits, studying/drawing historical fashion, etc. While we were having our Inaugural Ball here at home, my daughter colored several of these with her own characters and hung them up as a wall of Presidents, including her own self-portrait, of course, as the current President. Her artwork is SOOOooo gorgeous, and I immediately ordered several prints from her Society6 page.Īnyway, she has shared this blank Little Leaders coloring page, which would be so much fun on its own, but also such a wonderful addition to many learning projects. ![]() I heard an interview with Vashti on a virtual Children’s Book Festival last year and knew I had found a new favorite. The amazing Vashti Harrison has 6 wonderful Little Leaders books out. ![]()
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Tabula Idem by Iris Jay6/26/2023 ![]() We can’t be grateful enough- but with 20% to go and 3 weeks left to rake in some stretch goals, we’re not quite outta the woods yet! While impressive, we lost our initial funding at $29. This is fantastic!? As our first weekly roundup, we’re so happy to see our funding at 80% there!įrom the bottom of our hearts, the editors, entire contributor team, and all those pledging their support for this anthology thank you for the love you’ve shown us in our return. Read 20 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. A 22 story, queer-centric comic anthology modeled after tarot's Major A. It’s amazing we only launched on April 2nd and are seeing the numbers we are. Tabula Idem: A Queer Tarot Comic Anthology by Iris Jay Tabula Idem book. ![]() Some stories are more fantastic, some are closer to scifi, each one of them is gorgeous. And that’s what it is, with a short comic for each of the Major Arcana. Hello hello, backers and all those curious! What it is: The full title is Tabula Idem: a queer tarot comic anthology. ![]()
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Tom wolfe's bonfire of the vanities6/26/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() This is the UK edition of The Bonfire of the Vanities. The ISBN is located on the bottom back flap. A leading zero was added to the later issue jacket so that it reads "4-6". The ISBN on the first issue jacket reads "374-11534-6". This is the back of the first trade edition. ![]() This is the top front flap from the first trade edition. Notice the statement on the bottom about the signed first edition from The Franklin Library. This is the copyright page from the first trade edition. The bottom of the dust jacket says BY THE AUTHOR OF "THE RIGHT STUFF". ![]() This page states that it is the limited first edition of The Bonfire of the Vanities. This is the author signature page from the Franklin Library first edition. This is the title page from the Franklin Library first edition. This is the copyright page from the Franklin Library first edition. It is leather bound and published by the Franklin Library. This is the true first edition of The Bonfire of the Vanities. The first trade edition says "First printing, 1987" on the copyright page, and no references to subsequent printings (other than the Franklin signed first edition.) Pages: 659 The true first edition was a limited edition published by the Franklin Library under a special arangement with Farrar Straus Giroux, the publisher of the first trade edition. First Edition Points and Criteria for The Bonfire of the Vanities ![]()
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Jodi picoult gay6/25/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Picoult exhibits the challenges that same-sex couples face in the midst of pursuing love, family, relationships, and respect in Sing You Home. Zoe and Max's unused frozen embryos could be the opportunity for Zoe and her new partner to raise a child together, however Max gets swept up in the crusade of an evangelical church that fervently campaigns for "traditional family values" under the leadership of its zealously anti-gay pastor. The two become friends, and when Zoe realizes that her feelings for Vanessa have become romantic, she begins to entertain the prospect once more of having a family with a partner she loves. An acquaintance, Vanessa, asks her to counsel a suicidal teen at the high school where Vanessa is a guidance counselor. 28) Picoult similarly hands over the storytelling duties in Sing You Home to a number of narrators: Zoe, Vanessa and Max (among others). To cope, she refocuses her career as a music therapist working with recovering, troubled, and dying patients. Zoe Baxter's history of infertility and unsuccessful in vitro fertilization culminates in a final miscarriage and the subsequent breakup of her marriage to Max. ![]()
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Starship by Editorial Planeta S.A.U.6/25/2023 ![]() ![]() SpaceX plans for it to travel almost all the way around the Earth before plummeting back into the atmosphere, and splashing down in the Pacific Ocean around 62 miles off the northwest coast of Kauai, one of the Hawaiian Islands. 103 mapas elaborados durante 105 semanas de. ![]() Meanwhile, the Starship rocket is set to continue into orbit, the filing said. Estados Unidos es el pas de los viajes en coche y grandes cielos abiertos, donde cuatro millones de kilmetros de carreteras conducen hasta rojos desiertos rocosos entre picos de montaas y campos de trigo que se extienden por todo el horizonte. The plan is for the booster to separate from the rocket nearly three minutes into the flight, and return to land roughly 20 miles from shore of the Gulf of Mexico. The company's FCC filings said the test flight, comprised of the Starship rocket and a Super Heavy booster, would blast off from SpaceX's launch facilities in Boca Chica, Texas. This allowed SpaceX to move to the next step of Elon Musk's goal to reach Mars. The first four burst into flames on landing, but the fifth test flight, with Starship serial No. Over the past year, SpaceX has launched five prototypes of its Starship rocket into the skies. ![]() SpaceX is planning for its first Starship rocket orbital test flight to launch from Texas and splash down off the coast of Hawaii, according to the company's filing to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Thursday. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. ![]()
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Triple threat k webster amazon6/25/2023 ![]() ![]() Slang and street words, informal language, is changing a lot. Based on Latin and Greek, just 2,400 words that were of the time like ‘microcosm’ and ‘integrity.’”Ībout today’s him/her/binary lexicon he said: “Huge problem. The very first dictionary? “Its original was 1604. Like we keep President Truman’s snollygoster. Shrinkflation, which is reducing a product’s amount but charging the same price. Peter: “The pandemic brought new definitions. ![]() So this week I interviewed its lexicographer Peter Sokolowski. Last week the Merriam-Webster dictionary dealt with threats over gender definitions. Meet the woman behind the eyes of the tiger in Broadway's 'Life of Pi' Padma Lakshmi goes on a food tour of America on 'Taste the Nation' ![]() Robert De Niro let his hair down to play Sebastian Maniscalco’s hairdresser father in 'About My Father' Just a bit of Scottish play with Alan Cumming My mother was my champion and helped me become the person I am ![]()
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Charles petzold code 2nd edition6/24/2023 ![]() ![]() Amazon UK was supposed to be publishing early but now they’re saying November 24th!. ![]() Amazon, which you’ve probably heard of, but today they’re saying “3 to 5 weeks”.is generally my favorite online source, but they don’t even have the cover image yet and they say that the book is “temporarily out of stock”. ![]()
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